June 19th at 9:30 a.m.

Happy Father's Day! I know if Jess could, he would sure say those words to his dad and thank him for being such a protective, caring dad that loves him so much and cannot leave his side. Chris would tell all you dads out there to spend as much fun time as you can with your kids and don't let the little things get in the way of the love you can extend to them. Because...you just never know.

We made it through the 17th and actually felt more at peace after we spent an hour or so down at the accident site. Some very special friends surprised us and joined us in a circle around Jess. We lit candles, talked about special times and said special prayers. The sky had been cloudy up until we drove down the road. We witnessed a beautiful sunset and a very peaceful atmosphere. A friend that lives down south of us said there seemed to be a light shining down on the spot where we stood. We received a lot of emails confirming friends support of our request for prayers and I was amazed how the word spread across the U.S. We felt the energy and the love and we want to thank everyone again. We continued to be blessed with wonderful people in our lives.

I know this life is all about love and forgiveness and we have sure felt a lot of both through this journey. Jess was very with us that night. We watched him connect with a friend who he had made a very special pack with him a few years ago and that had joined us that night. It was the first time that friend had been able to see Jess. It's hard for his friends to see him hurt. But, I want you all to know you don't always need to communicate with words. We communicate more with our hearts. And that's the only way Jess can right now. His eyes will let you know how much he misses you, too. So, that day is over and behind us and we are again marching forward...

June 15th at 7:30 p.m.

It is hard to believe in two days it will be one year since the accident. Of course, all of us were sure Jess would be walking and talking by now. He will be in his own sweet time. I have been dreading the arrival of June 17th because it brings with it some horrible memories and a loss bigger than we could ever describe, but it also brings a thankfulness that we don't ever have to go through that day again.

I had a dream the other night that we should take Jess back to the accident site at 9:34 p.m. on the night of the anniversary of the accident. Maybe the part of Jess' spirit that we lost that night is waiting for him to return. Maybe if enough of us take a moment of silence at that time and say yet another prayer for our Jess, God and all the angels will help Jess remember how to communicate on this earthly physical plane again. Maybe, Jess will feel so much energy and love...he will find his way home. If you are in the area of Lower Broadford Road in Bellevue, please join us...or...just stop for a moment and say that little prayer for a boy that is missed and loved so much!

June 1st at 9:00 p.m.

Jess should be walking down the aisle to get his high school diploma right now. It has been a hard week for our family. We were all so looking forward to celebrating Jess' graduation. He only needed 5 credits to graduate. We keep asking why this has to happened to such a good person. Jess was so full of life and love and was looking forward to so many things in life. I guess we will never have those answers...we don't get many of our questions answered. We just get to wait and trust and try to stay positive.

Jess shut down for a couple of weeks. For some reason, maybe knowing it was his graduation, he just didn't want to respond to any of us. It had everyone worried. And then, this week he is back. On Monday he was moving on command a lot for Tami our physical therapist. John the occupational therapis got some good movement from his right arm (which we haven't seen for awhile) he also witnessed Jess controlling his head by using muscles we have been waiting to see wake up. He even had Jess kneeling vertically with support. John amazes us in how he can get Jess in so many different positions. And today at school the therapist were excited to see Jess repeatedly moving his left leg up and down triggering a switch to turn on his music. We have also been getting good consistent answers with his yes/no gaze board. So, we have faith...we will never lose faith.

Congratulations again to all of Jess friends who finally made it! We are proud of you all! Maybe you can come back next year and help Jess celebrate!